Coating for the tips of ?igars.



NITED STATI PATENT OFFICE.

CONRAD SCHROEJDEB, LOUIS E. LEVI, AND ALFRED J, M. LASCHE, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

COATING FOR THETIPS 01F vIGARS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1989.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CoNRAu Sennononn, LOUIS E. Law, and ALFRED J. M. LAscHn, residing in Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coatings for the Tips of Cigars, of which the following is a description.

The object of our invention is to provide a waterproof coating for the tips of cigars, having the quality of being substantially non-brittle or pliant and not subject to scaling or cracking, and at the same time possessin the desirable ualities of reventm 2D bl to a large extent, oils from the tobacco from passing into the mouth, and also preventing disagreeable taste of the tobacco, and the discoloration of the teeth.

The coating which We employ for the tips of cigars consists of a cellulose compound, and inorganic salt of a fatty acid, a balsam, and an ingredient to efi'ect dissolving of the other elements, such as alcohol. The cellulose compound may be soluble cellulose, such as dinitrocellulose, acetylcellulose or any acetyl ester of cellulose, or cellu ose Xanthates, tricetylcellulose, ox cellulose.

The inorganic salt of a atty acid may be calcium caprylate, barium caprylate, strontium caprylate, magnesium stcarate, calcium oleate, calcium lineoate, calcium recinoleate.

The balsam may be Venice turpentine, Canada balsam, Peru, tolu, copaiba.

The ingredient to efi'ect dissolving may be alcohol used alone, or ether in lieu thereof, or both together.

In the preferred form of our compound, we employ a collodion as the cellulose compound; calcium recinoleate as the inorganic salt of a fatty acid; Venice turpentine, as the balsam, and alcohol or ether, or both as the other ingredient. We do'not, however, wish to limit ourselves to these particular elements or ingredients, as any of the other equivalents thereof which have been mentioned may be substituted.

The above enumerated ingredients are I preferably, although not necessarily, mixed in the following proportions, viz; a collodion 40 cubic centimeters, calcium recinoleate 1 gram, Venice turpentine 1 cubic centimeter, and alcohol 8 cubic centimeters.

In preparing the compound, the calcium resinoleate, the Venice turpentine and the recinoleate to dissolve.

alcohol are combined and heated for asufficient length of time to rmit the calcium 'fter this, the mixture is cooled and the collodion is added. The ti s of the cigars are now dipped in the bath tius produced, and by reason of the particular composition of the compound a pasty cement is formed which adheres to and covers the ends of the cigars in a thin coating, and forms a covering which is not only waterproof, but is also sufiiciently-pliable as to ive with the cigar when the cigar is placed between the lips or teeth and compressed, or when the ci ar is moist and subsequently shrinks in drying, without the slightest danger of cracking or scaling ofi.

The improved coatin furthermore prevents the wrapper of t e cigar from unwrapping by reason of looseness which ordinarily arises from handling, or otherwise.

If it is desired that the coating should be colored, a suitable coloring matter, such as bronze powder, or a powdered inert substance not soluble, is added to the solution above described.

The use of a cellulose compound, such as collodion or any of the other equivalents euun'ieratcd, is necessary in order to form the film or coating.

An inor anic salt of an organic acid, such as cafisium recinoleate, or any of the other mentioned equivalents thereof is employed, in order to render the coating strong, non-breakable and at the same time flexible. A balsam, such as Venice turpentine, or the mentioned equivalents, is employed in order to also give flexibility. Alcohol or other or both may be used in order to dissolve the other elements.

If for any reason it is desired to render the coating still more flexible, gums, or a resinous substance, such as damar, elemi, sandarach, mastic, shellac, guttapercha, or chicle may be employed, in about the same proportion as the calcium recinoleate. Furthermore, an oil such as castor oil may be added to the collodion, in order to render this substance flexible.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. A coating com osition for the tips of cigars, consisting o a cellulose compound, an inorganic salt of a fatty acid, a balsam, and a solvent.

2. A coating com 3. A coating comp 5 cigars, consisting of centimeters,

Venice turpentine 1 cubi position for the tips of clgars, consisting of a collodion, calcium recinoleate, Venice turpentine and alcohol.

osition for the tips of a collodion 40 cubic calcium recinoleate 1 gram, 0 centimeter, and

alcohol 8 cubic centimeters.

4. A coating com 10 cigars, consistlng 0 an morganic salt of a fat a solvent, and a colormg 5. A coating comp cigars, consisting o osition for the tips of a cellulose compound, ty acid, a balsam,

matter.

0sit1on for the tips of a cellulose compound,

an inorganic salt of a fatty acid, a balsam, a resinous substance, and a solvent.

6. A coatin' for the tips of cigars, consistin of a ce ulose compound with an oil adde thereto, an inorganic salt of a fatty acid, a balsam, and a solvent.

In testimony whereof, We aflix our signatures, in presence of two Witnesses.

CONRAD SOHROEDER.

LOUIS E. LEVI.

ALFRED J. M. LASCHE. Witnesses:

A. L. MORSELL, ANNA F. SCHMIDTBAUER. 

